General knowledge Flashcards
(45 cards)
How do dogs stay cool ?
They sweat through their paw pads and glands in their nose aswell as panting.
Normal Temperature range
37.9 - 39.9 degrees celsius
Normal pulse rate
70 - 120 bpm
Normal respiration rate
18 - 34 breathes per minute
Where to take a dogs pulse
At the top of the inside back leg
Where to take their temperature
Rectum
What age does a puppy have to be before it can leave it’s mum ?
8 weeks
Average gestation period for a dog
63 days
What is the runt of the litter ?
The smallest and weakest puppy out of the litter
Are dogs Carnivores, Omnivores or Herbivores ?
Omnivores
What is mental stimulation ?
Mental stimulation engaged the dogs brain to tire them out.
What dog is born white and develops spots in the first few weeks of its life ?
Dalmatian
Where are a dalmatian’s spots ?
The spots are on the skin and will then grow liver or black fur from the spots
What dog has a blue tongue ?
Chow Chow
Which breed has webbed paws ?
Newfoundland
What were labradoodles originally bred for ?
To be guide dogs for people who were allergic to dog fur and dander
How many scent detecting cells does a dog have ?
300 million. This is 50 times as many as humans.
How long does it take a dog to shake of 70% of water from its fur ?
roughly 4 seconds
How many eyelids do dogs have ?
3
What is unique to a dog that you can identify them by ?
Their nose print. It as unique as a human fingerprint
What is the first sense a dog develops ?
Touch
What does double coated mean ?
The dog has two coats, an undercoat and a topcoat. The undercoat is usually soft and thick and is between the skin and the topcoat. The topcoat is the outer layer that is visible.
What is dander ?
Dander are tiny tiny flakes of skin from the dogs fur.
How did the Chow Chows get their blue tongue according to the Chinese legend ?
They licked the blue paint God spilled whilst painting the sky.
